“INSIDE OUT 3: LOVE” (2025) takes audiences on another vibrant and emotionally rich journey inside the mind, but this time with a new focus — the complexity of love. In this highly anticipated third installment of Pixar’s beloved franchise, the emotions we know and love — Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust — return to guide a now 16-year-old Riley through one of life’s most challenging and beautiful emotions: love.
The story picks up as Riley enters her junior year of high school, navigating new friendships, the pressure of academics, and, most notably, her first romantic relationship. As her emotional headquarters once again springs to life, a new emotion emerges: Love, voiced by a warm and charismatic new character. This new emotion immediately throws the team into disarray, as they struggle to understand the overwhelming and sometimes conflicting feelings that come with falling in love.
Love, portrayed as an energy-filled, dreamy character who is both nurturing and unpredictable, begins influencing Riley’s actions and decisions, sometimes in harmony with Joy but often clashing with the more cautious emotions like Fear and Sadness. As Riley grows closer to a fellow classmate, her emotions must balance the intensity of first love with the vulnerability and confusion it brings. Joy sees love as a thrilling new adventure, while Sadness fears the inevitable heartbreak, and Anger finds the unpredictability of it all frustrating.
Meanwhile, Riley’s family plays a key role in the story, as her parents help her navigate the ups and downs of young love, showing how relationships evolve through different stages of life. The film also introduces Riley’s inner voice of maturity, which begins to influence her emotions, adding a layer of depth to the narrative.
With Pixar’s signature mix of humor, heart, and stunning animation, “INSIDE OUT 3: LOVE” delves into the beauty and messiness of first love. It explores how love interacts with the core emotions and how it shapes who we are as we grow. The movie promises laughter, tears, and thought-provoking moments, making it a touching conclusion to Riley’s emotional journey.